Because trying to recreate this would have been way to hard.

Andy

let's talk about inception instead

3:48pmMe

read the blog post quickly

then we can talk about it

3:51pmAndy

glad you liked it

3:51pmMe

i did like it

i thought the thought process behind it was absolutely brilliant

and if christopher nolan wrote it, then im officially impressed by him

the writer should get an academy award nom

seriously

3:52pmAndy

he helped i think

3:53pmMe

seriously, one of the most brilliant concepts for a movie ive seen in years

3:53pmAndy

amen

3:54pmMe

probbaly the best summer blockbuster ive ever seen

3:56pmAndy

probably an accurate statement

3:58pmAndy

probably an accurate statement

3:58pmMe

yup

3:59pmAndy

i'm shocked that you already have firm opinions about it

it took me two days to form complete sentences

3:59pmMe

i mean, it didnt really blow my mind

it impressed my mind

a lot

but like, i wasnt like totally dumbfounded

4:01pmAndy

i don't think dumbfounded would be the word i'd use

more like mindfucked

4:01pmMe

yea, i wasnt mindfucked by it

like, dont get me wrong, i loved it

but i think i already live in a world where my mind entertains ridiculous ideas like multiple realities and time travel, so dream travelling wasnt a big enough stretch for it to be truely mindfucked

4:03pmAndy

i'm talking about the end

i followed the story super easily

4:03pmMe

what part about the end was confusing?

you dont ever find out if he was dreaming or awake

but theres no way to figure that out anyway

4:04pmAndy

it calls into question the enitrity of the film!

4:04pmMe

how do you know you werent dreaming during the whole viewing process

i mean, not really

the movie is based around this idea that people can exist consciously in an unconscious world

and that once you entertain the possibility of multiple realities, the idea of real vs. not real becomes obsolete

because you can choose what reality you live it

so why does it matter if you dont get to find out whether or not he was living in reality or his own reality

you've already accepted that multiple realities are possible

dicaprio is clearly choosing to be in that specific reality

and in his reality hes happy

4:08pmAndy

that is an incredibly mature way of looking at this

it also takes away all the fun hahahaha

4:08pmMe

what do you mean?

4:09pmAndy

well, most people go see that movie and come out trying to wrap their minds around whether the entire movie was a dream or whatever the hell just happened

4:10pmMe

oh

4:10pmAndy

and you're just asking why it matters if he's happy

4:10pmMe

i mean, im just not gonna worry about if it was real or not because the whole point of the movie was there is no real

the him being happy thing is just a bonus

also, by virtue that it is a movie, it isn't real

4:11pmAndy

you don't ever do deep thought into films after they're done, do you?

about moral, philosophical meanings behind the films?

4:11pmMe

i think it depends on the film

and yes, i do think about the moral and philosophical implications of films

but even though i personally think about the moral and philosophical implications of things, that doesnt mean there were meant to be any

4:14pmMe

oscar wilde wrote that "it is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors"

and "Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril"

i tend to agree with the first statement, and acknowledge the second one as fact despite partaking in it personally

4:15pmAndy

wow

that takes all the fun out of my life

4:15pmMe

not really

its just a whole different way to overanalyze things

that when you are thinking about something when you look at art or film you are relaly just overmeditating about yourself

there is no better way to think yourself in circles

its amazing

think about it

4:17pmAndy

but that's why it's fun

it's thinking myself in circles about something that doesn't actually matter

4:17pmMe

did inception put ideas into your head by viewing it or did it bring forth ideas you already had

4:17pmAndy

for me, it's an escape from thinking myself in circles about my life

4:17pmMe

but thats exactly what you are doing

its just subconscious

you think about inception

it blows your mind

it changes your life

did inception give you ideas, or do it just make you think about things you hadnt thought about that you already had

i mean theres no way to know

but if we learned anythign from the movie, you only except new ideas from yourself as the source

hence theres no way inception could have really given you new ideas to think about

you had to have them already, inception just provided the necessary avenue to think abotu the

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hence you think in circles about the movie, but you are really just htinking about yourself

i mean its genius

4:20pmAndy

i'm confused by all of that

4:26pmMe

?

4:26pmAndy

you're statement that was genius confused me

4:26pmMe

hahaha

ok, im gonna try to explain it without sounding condescending

you want to know whether or not it was real

thats like dream level 1

i am willing to accept that it was unknowably real or not, and instead, im interested in the implications of deciding whether or not it was real or not has on me

thats like level 2

however though, i dont really need inception to determine whether or not i believe in multiple realities or reality vs falsity

because as the film taught us, you cant really think ideas that arent your own

so by watching inception, ive realized that i dont necessarily believe in multiple realities, but i will say that reality is man made concept

and that what one deems to be real is only relevant to that person

because they are different

in a nutshell, thats what im thinking about right now

which i think is fun

did that make any more sense or am i rambling?

4:32pmAndy

a little bit

4:32pmMe

i think my brain is perpetually in dream level 3

which is why i overthink things and dont make a lot of sense

4:33pmAndy

ah

4:33pmMe

anyways, what did you think of it?

4:34pmAndy

i loved it

i saw it twice

Me

i bet it would change the way i thought about it if i saw it again

i could write a freaking dissertation on this movie

4:36pmAndy

it's def better the second time

4:36pmMe

also, im contemplating putting this converstaion in my blog

4:36pmAndy

totally okay with that

just don't make me look like too big of an idiot

4:36pmMe

i was just gonna copy and paste it verbatim

4:37pmAndy

oh

that's okay

make sure you include this part

4:37pmMe

i mean, i did already do the blog post about inception though

and duh

the best part of reading it in the blog would be the deciding whether or not to put it in the blog

4:37pmAndy

i think you should put it in the blog

4:37pmMe

ok.